Scott
County, TennesseeNewspapers

This page was last updated
06 September 2008

"The Knoxville Gazette was the first newspaper published in what was to
become Tennessee. The original owners G. Roulstone and R. Ferguson brought their
press over the mountains from North Carolina to Rogersville in present day
Hawkins County. They began publication on November 5, 1791. The paper was
printed at Rogersville for about one year and then the press was moved to
Knoxville which was fast becoming the political center of Tennessee." The
Knoxville Gazette may contain relevant genealogical and historical information
for ancestors that ultimately settled in what is now Scott Co, TN. Visit Steve
McKay's The
Knoxville Gazette page to see transcriptions.

There were a number of newspapers published in Scott Co, TN over the years.
Two are still published today. Unfortunately, none are completely archived.

Apparently none of the Tennessee
State Library and Archive microfilm rolls dealing with Scott Co, TN
newspapers are numbered. The rolls are simply labeled with the name of the
newspaper. I've provided, in the last column, the publication dates that are
archived for each newspaper. If you see errors or can fill in the question marks
(e.g. publication dates for the Scott Countian) then please let
me know.

**There is some confusion about these two papers. The TSLA has no record of
the Scott County Herald while the Scott Co historian
has no record of the Scott Countian despite there
being copies in the TSLA. They may be the same newspapers. In his book "Dusty
Bits of the Forgotten Past: A History of Scott County", H.C. Smith
only mentions the Scott County Herald.

You can also see the entire list of Tennessee
Newspapers on Microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
This would be particularly useful for finding newspapers published in adjoining
counties.